1996 Seattle Mariners Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 85-76
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,723,850, Avg. 33,593
Ballpark: Kingdome
Manager: Lou Piniella (85-76)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1996 Seattle Mariners Statistics
1996 Seattle Mariners Roster

The Seattle Mariners of the American League ended the 1996 season with a record of 85 wins and 76 losses, finishing second in the AL's West Division.

The Mariners topped the league with 993 runs, ignited by 245 home runs. Seattle yielded 895 runs. Ken Griffey walloped 49 home runs for the team, while Edgar Martinez, Alex Rodriguez, Paul Sorrento, Jay Buhner and Dan Wilson each added 20 or more, too. Ken Griffey drove in 140 runs. Alex Rodriguez paced all regular hitters by hitting .358. Sterling Hitchcock led the squad with 13 wins, and Bob Wells earned a 5.30 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Lou Piniella coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 993
Regular Season Runs Against: 896

Date Game Res Home Road Record
March 31, 1996 Chicago White Sox 2 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 2, 1996 Chicago White Sox 2 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 3, 1996 Chicago White Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 2 L 2-1 0-0 2-1
April 5, 1996 Milwaukee Brewers 10 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 2-2 0-0 2-2
April 6, 1996 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Seattle Mariners 8 W 3-2 0-0 3-2
April 7, 1996 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 4-2 0-0 4-2
April 9, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 L 4-2 0-1 4-3
April 10, 1996 Seattle Mariners 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 4-2 0-2 4-4
April 11, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 4-2 1-2 5-4
April 12, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 4-2 2-2 6-4
April 13, 1996 Seattle Mariners 14 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 4-2 3-2 7-4
April 14, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 4-2 4-2 8-4
April 15, 1996 California Angels 10 at Seattle Mariners 11 W 5-2 4-2 9-4
April 16, 1996 California Angels 3 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 6-2 4-2 10-4
April 17, 1996 Detroit Tigers 3 at Seattle Mariners 8 W 7-2 4-2 11-4
April 18, 1996 Detroit Tigers 3 at Seattle Mariners 11 W 8-2 4-2 12-4
April 19, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays 10 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 8-3 4-2 12-5
April 20, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Seattle Mariners 1 L 8-4 4-2 12-6
April 21, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Seattle Mariners 9 W 9-4 4-2 13-6
April 22, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays 16 at Seattle Mariners 7 L 9-5 4-2 13-7
April 24, 1996 Seattle Mariners 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 9-5 4-3 13-8
April 25, 1996 Seattle Mariners 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 9-5 4-4 13-9
April 26, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 W 9-5 5-4 14-9
April 27, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 W 9-5 6-4 15-9
April 28, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 16 L 9-5 6-5 15-10
April 30, 1996 Seattle Mariners 8 at Texas Rangers 0 W 9-5 7-5 16-10
May 1, 1996 Seattle Mariners 4 at Texas Rangers 5 L 9-5 7-6 16-11
May 3, 1996 Cleveland Indians 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 9-6 7-6 16-12
May 3, 1996 Cleveland Indians 5 at Seattle Mariners 2 L 9-7 7-6 16-13
May 4, 1996 Cleveland Indians 1 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 10-7 7-6 17-13
May 5, 1996 Cleveland Indians 2 at Seattle Mariners 0 L 10-8 7-6 17-14
May 6, 1996 Minnesota Twins 4 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 11-8 7-6 18-14
May 7, 1996 Minnesota Twins 2 at Seattle Mariners 0 L 11-9 7-6 18-15
May 8, 1996 Minnesota Twins 7 at Seattle Mariners 5 L 11-10 7-6 18-16
May 10, 1996 Kansas City Royals 14 at Seattle Mariners 10 L 11-11 7-6 18-17
May 11, 1996 Kansas City Royals 1 at Seattle Mariners 11 W 12-11 7-6 19-17
May 12, 1996 Kansas City Royals 5 at Seattle Mariners 8 W 13-11 7-6 20-17
May 14, 1996 Seattle Mariners 0 at New York Yankees 2 L 13-11 7-7 20-18
May 15, 1996 Seattle Mariners 10 at New York Yankees 5 W 13-11 8-7 21-18
May 17, 1996 Seattle Mariners 13 at Baltimore Orioles 14 L 13-11 8-8 21-19
May 18, 1996 Seattle Mariners 7 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 13-11 9-8 22-19
May 19, 1996 Seattle Mariners 7 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 13-11 9-9 22-20
May 21, 1996 Seattle Mariners 13 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 13-11 10-9 23-20
May 22, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 13-11 11-9 24-20
May 23, 1996 Seattle Mariners 4 at Boston Red Sox 11 L 13-11 11-10 24-21
May 24, 1996 New York Yankees 4 at Seattle Mariners 10 W 14-11 11-10 25-21
May 25, 1996 New York Yankees 5 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 14-12 11-10 25-22
May 26, 1996 New York Yankees 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 15-12 11-10 26-22
May 28, 1996 Baltimore Orioles 12 at Seattle Mariners 8 L 15-13 11-10 26-23
May 29, 1996 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Seattle Mariners 9 W 16-13 11-10 27-23
May 30, 1996 Boston Red Sox 10 at Seattle Mariners 1 L 16-14 11-10 27-24
May 31, 1996 Boston Red Sox 6 at Seattle Mariners 9 W 17-14 11-10 28-24
June 1, 1996 Boston Red Sox 6 at Seattle Mariners 5 L 17-15 11-10 28-25
June 2, 1996 Boston Red Sox 1 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 18-15 11-10 29-25
June 4, 1996 Seattle Mariners 10 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 18-15 12-10 30-25
June 5, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Cleveland Indians 13 L 18-15 12-11 30-26
June 6, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 18-15 13-11 31-26
June 7, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Kansas City Royals 9 L 18-15 13-12 31-27
June 8, 1996 Seattle Mariners 8 at Kansas City Royals 12 L 18-15 13-13 31-28
June 9, 1996 Seattle Mariners 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 18-15 14-13 32-28
June 10, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Minnesota Twins 13 L 18-15 14-14 32-29
June 11, 1996 Seattle Mariners 18 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 18-15 15-14 33-29
June 12, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 18-15 16-14 34-29
June 14, 1996 Chicago White Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 1 L 18-16 16-14 34-30
June 15, 1996 Chicago White Sox 6 at Seattle Mariners 8 W 19-16 16-14 35-30
June 16, 1996 Chicago White Sox 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 W 20-16 16-14 36-30
June 18, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays 11 at Seattle Mariners 3 L 20-17 16-14 36-31
June 19, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Seattle Mariners 2 L 20-18 16-14 36-32
June 20, 1996 Seattle Mariners 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 20-18 17-14 37-32
June 21, 1996 Seattle Mariners 12 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 20-18 18-14 38-32
June 22, 1996 Seattle Mariners 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 20-18 19-14 39-32
June 23, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Chicago White Sox 7 L 20-18 19-15 39-33
June 25, 1996 Seattle Mariners 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 20-18 19-16 39-34
June 26, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 20-18 19-17 39-35
June 27, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 W 20-18 20-17 40-35
June 28, 1996 Texas Rangers 8 at Seattle Mariners 19 W 21-18 20-17 41-35
June 29, 1996 Texas Rangers 9 at Seattle Mariners 5 L 21-19 20-17 41-36
June 30, 1996 Texas Rangers 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 22-19 20-17 42-36
July 1, 1996 Oakland Athletics 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 22-20 20-17 42-37
July 2, 1996 Oakland Athletics 11 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 22-21 20-17 42-38
July 3, 1996 Oakland Athletics 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 23-21 20-17 43-38
July 4, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Texas Rangers 5 W 23-21 21-17 44-38
July 5, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Texas Rangers 3 W 23-21 22-17 45-38
July 6, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Texas Rangers 5 W 23-21 23-17 46-38
July 7, 1996 Seattle Mariners 3 at Texas Rangers 8 L 23-21 23-18 46-39
July 11, 1996 California Angels 4 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 24-21 23-18 47-39
July 12, 1996 California Angels 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 W 25-21 23-18 48-39
July 13, 1996 California Angels 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 25-22 23-18 48-40
July 14, 1996 California Angels 0 at Seattle Mariners 8 W 26-22 23-18 49-40
July 15, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 26-22 24-18 50-40
July 16, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 12 L 26-22 24-19 50-41
July 17, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Oakland Athletics 7 L 26-22 24-20 50-42
July 18, 1996 Seattle Mariners 15 at California Angels 3 W 26-22 25-20 51-42
July 19, 1996 Seattle Mariners 4 at California Angels 9 L 26-22 25-21 51-43
July 20, 1996 Seattle Mariners 4 at California Angels 5 L 26-22 25-22 51-44
July 21, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at California Angels 2 W 26-22 26-22 52-44
July 22, 1996 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Seattle Mariners 8 W 27-22 26-22 53-44
July 23, 1996 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Seattle Mariners 3 L 27-23 26-22 53-45
July 24, 1996 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Seattle Mariners 8 W 28-23 26-22 54-45
July 25, 1996 Detroit Tigers 7 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 28-24 26-22 54-46
July 26, 1996 Detroit Tigers 4 at Seattle Mariners 6 W 29-24 26-22 55-46
July 27, 1996 Detroit Tigers 7 at Seattle Mariners 13 W 30-24 26-22 56-46
July 28, 1996 Detroit Tigers 14 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 30-25 26-22 56-47
July 30, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 W 30-25 27-22 57-47
July 30, 1996 Seattle Mariners 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 30-25 27-23 57-48
July 31, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 W 30-25 28-23 58-48
August 1, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 W 30-25 29-23 59-48
August 2, 1996 Seattle Mariners 2 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 30-25 29-24 59-49
August 3, 1996 Seattle Mariners 3 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 30-25 29-25 59-50
August 4, 1996 Seattle Mariners 9 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 30-25 30-25 60-50
August 6, 1996 Cleveland Indians 4 at Seattle Mariners 3 L 30-26 30-25 60-51
August 7, 1996 Cleveland Indians 5 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 30-27 30-25 60-52
August 8, 1996 Cleveland Indians 2 at Seattle Mariners 1 L 30-28 30-25 60-53
August 9, 1996 Minnesota Twins 6 at Seattle Mariners 5 L 30-29 30-25 60-54
August 10, 1996 Minnesota Twins 10 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 30-30 30-25 60-55
August 11, 1996 Minnesota Twins 6 at Seattle Mariners 3 L 30-31 30-25 60-56
August 12, 1996 Kansas City Royals 10 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 30-32 30-25 60-57
August 13, 1996 Kansas City Royals 5 at Seattle Mariners 9 W 31-32 30-25 61-57
August 14, 1996 Kansas City Royals 3 at Seattle Mariners 1 L 31-33 30-25 61-58
August 16, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at New York Yankees 5 W 31-33 31-25 62-58
August 17, 1996 Seattle Mariners 10 at New York Yankees 3 W 31-33 32-25 63-58
August 18, 1996 Seattle Mariners 13 at New York Yankees 12 W 31-33 33-25 64-58
August 19, 1996 Seattle Mariners 4 at New York Yankees 10 L 31-33 33-26 64-59
August 20, 1996 Seattle Mariners 1 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 31-33 33-27 64-60
August 21, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Baltimore Orioles 10 L 31-33 33-28 64-61
August 22, 1996 Seattle Mariners 10 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 31-33 34-28 65-61
August 23, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 31-33 35-28 66-61
August 24, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 31-33 35-29 66-62
August 25, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 31-33 35-30 66-63
August 26, 1996 New York Yankees 1 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 32-33 35-30 67-63
August 27, 1996 New York Yankees 4 at Seattle Mariners 7 W 33-33 35-30 68-63
August 28, 1996 New York Yankees 2 at Seattle Mariners 10 W 34-33 35-30 69-63
August 29, 1996 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Seattle Mariners 9 W 35-33 35-30 70-63
August 30, 1996 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Seattle Mariners 2 L 35-34 35-30 70-64
August 31, 1996 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 35-35 35-30 70-65
September 1, 1996 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 36-35 35-30 71-65
September 2, 1996 Boston Red Sox 9 at Seattle Mariners 8 L 36-36 35-30 71-66
September 3, 1996 Boston Red Sox 9 at Seattle Mariners 11 W 37-36 35-30 72-66
September 4, 1996 Boston Red Sox 7 at Seattle Mariners 5 L 37-37 35-30 72-67
September 8, 1996 Seattle Mariners 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 37-37 35-31 72-68
September 8, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 37-37 36-31 73-68
September 10, 1996 Seattle Mariners 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 37-37 36-32 73-69
September 11, 1996 Seattle Mariners 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 37-37 36-33 73-70
September 12, 1996 Seattle Mariners 8 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 37-37 37-33 74-70
September 13, 1996 Seattle Mariners 13 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 37-37 38-33 75-70
September 14, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 37-37 39-33 76-70
September 15, 1996 Seattle Mariners 7 at Minnesota Twins 0 W 37-37 40-33 77-70
September 16, 1996 Texas Rangers 0 at Seattle Mariners 6 W 38-37 40-33 78-70
September 17, 1996 Texas Rangers 2 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 39-37 40-33 79-70
September 18, 1996 Texas Rangers 2 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 40-37 40-33 80-70
September 19, 1996 Texas Rangers 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 W 41-37 40-33 81-70
September 20, 1996 Oakland Athletics 3 at Seattle Mariners 12 W 42-37 40-33 82-70
September 21, 1996 Oakland Athletics 2 at Seattle Mariners 9 W 43-37 40-33 83-70
September 22, 1996 Oakland Athletics 13 at Seattle Mariners 11 L 43-38 40-33 83-71
September 23, 1996 Seattle Mariners 3 at California Angels 4 L 43-38 40-34 83-72
September 24, 1996 Seattle Mariners 6 at California Angels 11 L 43-38 40-35 83-73
September 25, 1996 Seattle Mariners 11 at California Angels 2 W 43-38 41-35 84-73
September 26, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 7 L 43-38 41-36 84-74
September 27, 1996 Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland Athletics 8 L 43-38 41-37 84-75
September 28, 1996 Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 43-38 42-37 85-75
September 29, 1996 Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 43-38 42-38 85-76


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